chap 17/18

Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT a sign of a lower motor neuron lesion (PNS)?

Answer 1

slowed nerve conduction

Question 2

Spinal cord neurological classification according to ASIA:

Answer 2

most distal level with bilateral sensory and motor function

Question 3

Which plexus innervates the upper extremity?

Answer 3

brachial

Question 4

Stocking glove presentation is a type of:

Answer 4

polyneuropathy

Question 5

A person with an acute traumatic spinal cord injury will present with

Answer 5

Faccid paralysis and hyperreflexia

Question 6

Mononeuropathy whereby reflexes, somatosensation and motor function are all affected and Wellerian degeneration occurs:

Answer 6

traumatic axonopathy

Question 7

Loss of descending sympathetic control as a result of complete spinal cord lesions above T6 result in which of the following?

Answer 7

Orthostatic hypotension
Autonomic dysreflexia
Poor thermoregulation

Question 8

Which peripheral nerve DOES NOT arise from the Brachial Plexus?

Answer 8

brachial

Question 9

Normal bladder function depends on activation of ______________by _________of the bladder wall to signal relation of the sphincters in order to urinate:

Answer 9

mechanoreceptors; stretch

Question 10

Interneuron responsible for recurrent inhibition:

Answer 10

Renshaw cells

Question 11

Reciprocal inhibition___________activity in antagonist when agonist acts.

Answer 11

decreases

Question 11

Common complication seen in individuals with a Chronic SCI due to pressure on the skin causing an ulceration or wound:

Answer 11

decubiti

Question 12

How does the brachial plexus combine and divide:

Answer 12

trunk, division, cord

Question 13

A Peripheral neuropathy involving several nerves and is multifocal, usually asymmetrical:

Answer 13

Multiple mononeuropathy

Question 14

Affects spinal cord segment at lesion level.

Answer 14

segmental

Question 15

Loss of function below level of lesion

Answer 15

vertical tract